Tuscan Bread and Bean Soup | Food Stuff

Ingredients

• 1 bay leaf
• 1 loaf day-old Italian-style bread, cut into 1 in pieces
• 4 carrots
• 4 stalks of celery
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 pound fresh cranberry beans
• extra virgin olive oil
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 1 bundle of kale, washed and torn into 1 in leaves
• 2 medium onions
• Parmesan Reggiano Cheese for garnishing
• pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon chopped rosemary
• 1 teaspoon chopped sage
• salt
• 1 shallot, diced
• 1 teaspoon thyme, chopped
• 3 ripe tomatoes